Artur Taymazov
Artur Borisovich Taimasow ( born July 20, 1979 in Ordzhonikidze, Soviet Union ) is an Uzbek wrestler in free style. He already won an Olympic silver medal in 2000 and was 2004, 2008 and 2012 Olympic gold medalist and twice world champion. He is an ethnic Ossetian and not born in Uzbekistan, but was after his nationality change Uzbek most successful Olympian.
Career
Artur Taimasow began as a teenager in 1990 in Russia ( North Ossetia province ) Vladikavkaz with the rings in free style. He started at first for Russia. Finding himself in 2000 but no chances figured for this country at the Olympic Games to be able to go to the start, he moved to Uzbekistan. He now lives in Tashkent and starts for Dinamo Tashkent. His coaches are there Salim Abdulwalieew and Achrol Rusiew. He is 1.90 meters tall and weighs about 114 kg. Artur Taimasows older brother Timur was established in 1996, starting for Ukraine, Olympic champion in weightlifting.
His first great success on the international wrestling mat he recorded in 2000 when he was in China Guilin Asia champion in the super heavyweight division. Then he qualified for a tournament in Alexandria for participation in the Olympic Games in Sydney, which he won by the Chinese Chen Xing Qiang and Wayne Weathers from Canada. At the Olympic Games itself, he triumphed over Zsolt Gombos, Hungary, Aydın Polatçı, Turkey, Kerry McCoy, United States and Alexis Rodríguez Valera from Cuba. In the final he lost to David Mussulbes from Russia and thus won the silver medal.
At the 2001 World Championships in Sofia Artur Taimasow missed his first world title just because he lost to victories over Yuri Chobitko, Ukraine, Sven Thiele, Germany, Abbas Jadidi, Iran and Alexis Rodríguez Valeri in the finals again against Dawid Mussulbes. Oh at the 2002 World Cup in Tehran, he failed to Dawid Mussilbes because he lost there after beating Peter Pecha, Slovakia and Mirko Siaian, Switzerland against this wrestler and thus came only on the 8th Place. A victory succeeded him in 2002 then still when he won from India in the Asian Games in Busan before Abbas Jadidi and Palwinder Singh Cheema.
In 2003, he was then at the World Championships in New York with victories over Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow, Russia, Bodschidar Bojadschijew, Bulgaria, Alexander Modebadse, Georgia, Sergei Prjadun, Ukraine and Kerry McCoy champion.
Then in 2004 he celebrated his first Olympic gold medal at the Olympic Games in Athens. On the way there he defeated Marek Garmulewicz from Poland, Palwinder Cheema, Kuramagomde Kuramagomedow, Aydin Polatçi and Alireza Rezaei, Iran.
Disappointing for Artur Taimasow ran the 2005 World Championships in Budapest. He won there via Raymond Rusland from Suriname, but lost already in his next fight against Rareş Daniel Chintojan from Romania, left and only came on the 10th Place. A better prepared Artur Taimasow then went at the 2006 World Championships in Guangzhou at the start. He dominated the field and has been with wins over Cuba Jose Vazquez, Spain, Ruslan Basijew, Armenia, Otto Aubeli, Hungary, Recep Kara, Turkey and Kuramagomed Kuramagomedow for the second time world champion. He also won this year again at the Asian Games, held in Doha, before Fardin Masoumi Valadi from Iran.
In 2007 he was at the World Championships in Baku his title defense is unsuccessful, since he there after victories over Rareş Daniel Chintojan, David Vala, Czech Republic, Fardin Masoumi Valadi, Ali Isayev, Azerbaijan and Thomas Rowlands, United States, against Alexis Rodríguez Valera lost and therefore only came to 3rd place.
In 2008 Artur Taimasow succeeded in Beijing the second Olympic victory. He beat Ali Isayev this, Disney Rodriguez, Cuba, Dawid Mussulbes, Slovakia and Bachtijar Schachabutdinowitsch Akhmedov of Russia. In 2009, he paused and focused in the coming years on the most important competitions. In 2010 he became vice - world champion at the World Championships in Moscow. He came here to victories over Vadim Tasojew, Ukraine, Alexei Schemarow, Belarus, Ali Isayev, and Ioannidis Arzoumanidis from Greece, but lost in the final battle against Biljal Machów from Russia.
In 2010 he won at the Asian Games in Guangzhou before Chuluunbat Jargalsaichan from Mongolia and 2011 at the Asian Championships in Tashkent before Komeil Ghasemi from Iran, but came at the World Championships this year in Istanbul after victories üer Jose Cuba Vazquez, Spain and Disney Rodriguez after a defeat against Tervel Dlagnev from the United Staatennur to 8th place.
In 2012 he taught then all the critics who have already written him off after this bad placement in London better in the Olympics, because he was there with wins over Nick Matuhin, Germany, Komeil Ghasemi, Tervel Dlagnev and Dawit Modsmanaschwili from Georgia to third time Olympic champion.
International success
Notes
- All competitions in free style
- OS = The Olympic Games, WM = World Cup
- Heavyweight, since 2002 up to 120 kg, super heavyweight, and 2001 up to 130 kg body weight
Swell
- Journal The Ringer
- Website " Foeldeak Wrestling Database "
- Website " www.wrestrus.ru "